Acta Vet. Brno 2016, 85: 49-54

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201685010049

Effects of organic zinc supplementation in weaned calves

Sylva Dresler1, Josef Illek2, Ladislav Zeman1

1Mendel University in Brno, Faculty of Agronomy, Department of Animal Nutrition and Forage Production, Brno, Czech Republic
2University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Large Animal Clinical Laboratory, Brno, Czech Republic

Received June 27, 2014
Accepted April 1, 2015

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